President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Under Secretary of State John N. Irwin II. The primary purpose of this brief administrative exchange was to facilitate communication between the President and the State Department official. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief interaction.
On March 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 2:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-37 Date: March 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:58 pm and 2:39 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 322-37] Request for a call to John N. Irwin, II
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